Sanitary attachment for books



March 19, 1929. JOHNSON 1,705,668

SANITARY ATTACHMENT FOR BOOKS Filed March 1928 I v ,7 kl a E] r]; jfi-xfafinson Patented i i-fer. 19, 1929 UNETEB BTA JAMES TH. ZI'OHNSON, OF HIGH POINT, NORTH GAEOLINA.

SANITARY ATTAGHMENT FOR BOOKS.

Application filed March 3, 1928. Serial No. 258,975.

This invention relates to a sanitary attachment for books, and it is primarily an object of the invention to provide an attach ment of this kind especially designed and adapted for use in connection with a Bible when administering oaths so as to safeguard a person against transmittal of diseases which would otherwise be liable to occur if different parties were required to kiss the cover of the same book.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which can be readily and conveniently applied to the Bible and which, when so applied, operates to facilitate the handling of the Bible and particularly to prevent the same from ac cidental opening which would otherwise have a tendency to interfere with its use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this kind adapted to be applied to a Bible and which is provided with means for supporting a paper roll in a manner where the paper strip can be intermittently caused to travel across the cover of the book so that upon administering an oath a fresh or clean surface will be presented for the person to place to his lips.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and ar rangement of the several parts of my improved sanitary attachment for a book whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in top plan illustrating an attachment constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention in applied position; a

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the structure as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially on the line 8-3 of Figure 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, B denotes a Bible or kindred book with which my improved attachment is adapted to be employed.

My improved attachment comprises a frame F adapted to be disposed over a cover of a closed book B, said frame, as herein disclosed, consisting of two parallel side members 1. Each of the side members 1' consists of two sections, an end portion of one of the sections'being provided with a socket 2 in which is telescopically engaged an end portion of the second section, both of said sections being held in desired rela tive adjustment through the instrumentality. of. a binding screw 3 threaded through a wall of the socket 2 and having requisite engagement with the portion of the second section inserted within said socket;

By having each of the side members 1 adjustable it will bereadily-understood that the frame F may be arranged in a manner to permit its effective use in connection with Bibles of varying sizes.

The members l'at one end portion of the frame are continued by the inclined portions or arms 4 disposed in a direction away from an applied book B. The outer or free end portions of said arms 4 provide a mounting I fora shaft 5 in connection with which an elongated strip of paper is adapted to be wound or unwound depending upon the direction in which the shaft 5 is rotated. In practice, with my improved attachment applied to thebook B it is preferred that the paper strip S be unwound from the shaft 5. The shaft 5 may be as preferred but, as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, constitutes a conventional form of winding roller having'at its opposite ends the trunnions 6 which are operatively engaged with the bearing members 7 arranged at the outer end portions of the arms 4- I The opposite end portions of the members 1 of the frame F are provided with the tubular arms 8 substantially at right angles thereto and which have in threaded engage .ment therewith the headed members 9.

These members 9 are directed through suitable eyes 10 arranged at the opposite GX- t-remcties of the side members 11 of a second frame F which overlies the face of the book B remote from the face with which the frame F is operatively engaged.

Throughthe medium of the members 9 in threaded engagement with the arms 8 it will be readily noted that the frames F and F may be adjusted one with respect to the other to compensate for Bibles of varying thicknesses, thus further increasing the efficiency of the attachment.

It is also to be understood that each of the side members 11 of the frameF consists of two sections adjustably connected, as at 12,

in the same manner as hereinbeforc referred to with respect to the side members 1 of the frame F.

The side members 1 of the frame F and also the side members 11 of the frame F are tied or connected by the rigid cross members 14, preferably comprising flat strips of material, which serve to maintain the memhers I and 11 in fixed spaced relation.

The lower end portions of the tubular arms 8 remote from the inclined arms 4 are pro vided with the outwardly disposed arms 15 terminating in the upwardly curved outer end portions 16. The free extremities of the portions 16 are provided with the bearings 17 with which are adapted to be operatively engaged the trunnions 18 carried by a shaft 19 herein disclosed as of a conventional rollor type. One of the trunnions 18 is provided with a knurled head 2-0 whereby said roller 19 may be conveniently rotated in a direction to move the paper strip S over the coacting cover of the Bible 13 in order to present a fresh or clean surface to be presented to the lips of a person taking an oath. In iew of this operation, it believed to be obvious that as the shaft 19 is rotated the paper strip S will be wound thereon and at the same time unwound from the shaft 5.

It is also to be noted that in applying the attachment the portion of the strip S intermediate the shafts 5 and 19 passes under the cross members 14 of the frame F and in direct contact with the outer surface of the adjacent cover of the book.

At points spaced lengthwise therealong, as generally indicated-at 21, the outer or exposed face of the strip S is provided with a series of illustrations, and more especially of a sacred character,- or, if preferred, reading matter may be employed instead of such illustrations. The purpose of such illustrations and reading matter is to forcibly remind a person at the time heis kissing the Bible and with'the strip S directly before his eyes that in making an oath he is performing a sacred act.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a sanitary attachment for books constructed accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience "and facility with which it may be assembled andoperated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. A device of the character described comprising a structure engageable with a book, means carried by said structure for supporting beyond opposed marginal portions of the book the extremities of a paper strip, the portion of the strip intermediate said means traveling over a face of the book.

2. A device of the character described comprising a structure engageable with a book, means carried by said structure for supporting beyond opposed marginal por tions of the book the extremities of a paper strip, the portion of the strip intermediate said means traveling over a face of the book, and means carried by the structure for bold ing the portion of the strip between the means for holding the extremities of the paper in closed contact with said surface of the book.

3. A device of the character described comprising a structure engageable with a book, means carried by said structure for supporting beyond opposed marginal portions of the book the extremities of a paper strip, the portion of the strip intermediate said means traveling over a face of the book, said means for holding the extremities of the strip com arising rotatable mandrels.

4. A device of the character described I comprising a frame adapted to be disposed across a face of a book, means coacting withi said frame and the opposite face of the.

book for maintaining the frame in such applied position with respect to the book, arms extending from the opposite end portions of the frame, a mandrel rotatably supported by the arms at each end of the frame, a paper strip connecting the mandrels and adapted to be wound on or unwound therefrom, the portion of the st ip intermediate the mandrels being disposed over a surface of the book in close contact therewith.

5. A device of the character described comprising a, frame adapted to be disposed across a face of a book, means coacting with said frame and the opposite face of the book for maintaining the frame in such applied position with respect to the book, arms extending from the opposite end portions of the frame, a mandrel rota'tably supported by the arms at each end of the frame, a paper strip connecting the mandrcls and adapted to be wound on or unwound therefrom, the portion of the strip intermediate the mandrels being disposed over a surface of the book in close contact therewith, and cross members comprised in the frame for holding the intermediate portion of the strip in substantially close. contact with the surface of the book.

6. A device of the character described comprising a frame adapted to be disposed over a surface of a book, the opposite end portions of the frame being provided with tubular members substantially at right angles thereto, a second frame adapted to overlie the opposite surface of the book, headed members disposed through said second frame and in threaded engagement with the tubular members of the first frame, means carried by the tubular members for supporting a mandrel, and means carried by the opposite end portion of said first frame for supporting a second mandrel.

7. A device of the character described comprising a frame adapted to be disposed over a face of a book, arms carried by opposite end portions of the frame to extend across the sides of the book, a second frame adapted to be disposed over the opposite face of the book, members engageable with the second frame and the arms of the first frame to hold the frames to the book, and means carried by one of the frame for disposing a paper strip across the adjacent face of the book.

8. A device of the character described comprising a frame adapted to be disposed over a face of a book, arms carried by opposite endportions of the frame to extend across the sides of the book, a second frame adapted to be disposed over the opposite members engageable with the second frame and the arms of the first frame to hold the frames to the book, said members being in threaded engagement with the arms of the first frame, the second frame having openings through which the members are directed, said members having heads for engagement with the second frame.

9. A device of the character described comprising'a frame adapted to be disposed over a face of a book, arms carried by opposite end portions of the frame to extend across the sides of the book, a second frame adapted to be disposed over the opposite face of the book, members engageable with the second frame and the arms of the first frame to hold the frames to the book, arms carried by one end portion of the first frame for supporting a paper strip, and arms car-- ried by the first named arms at the opposite end of the first named frame for supporting a paper roll.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affiX my signature.

JAMES TH. JOHNSON. 

